Mary and Jake Jacobs recently celebrated their remarkable 70th wedding anniversary, a love story that began in the racially tense 1940s Britain. Mary, a white woman, and Jake, a black man, defied societal norms to be together.

Jake, who came from Trinidad during World War II, met Mary at a technical college. Despite her father’s disapproval, Mary pursued her love for Jake. When Mary’s father discovered their relationship, he disowned her, and they married in 1948 without any family present.